The Definitive Drifters

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Annotation

Packaging is a Jewel Case in a card slip-case.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-26 14:44 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Only in America
2:08
2I Feel Good All Over
2:10
3Rat Race
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1963-04-12)
baritone vocals:
Eugene Pearson (vocals, Drifters) (on 1963-04-12)
bass vocals:
Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1963-04-12)
tenor vocals:
Rudy Lewis (on 1963-04-12), Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1963-04-12) and Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1963-04-12)
recording of:
Rat Race
writer:
Jerry Leiber, Van McCoy and Mike Stoller
2:11
4If You Don’t Come Back
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1963-04-12)
baritone vocals:
Eugene Pearson (vocals, Drifters) (on 1963-04-12)
bass vocals:
Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1963-04-12)
tenor vocals:
Rudy Lewis (on 1963-04-12), Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1963-04-12) and Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1963-04-12)
2:36
5I’ll Take You Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1963-04-12)
baritone vocals:
Eugene Pearson (vocals, Drifters) (on 1963-04-12)
bass vocals:
Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1963-04-12)
tenor vocals:
Rudy Lewis (on 1963-04-12), Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1963-04-12) and Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1963-04-12)
2:41
6In the Land of Make Believe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-08-22)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1963-08-22)
baritone vocals:
Eugene Pearson (vocals, Drifters) (on 1963-08-22)
bass vocals:
Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1963-08-22)
tenor vocals:
Rudy Lewis (on 1963-08-22), Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1963-08-22) and Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1963-08-22)
vocals:
Doris Troy (on 1963-08-22), Dee Dee Warwick (on 1963-08-22) and Dionne Warwick (on 1963-08-22)
conductor:
Gary Chapman (arranger, conductor) (on 1963-08-22)
arranger:
Gary Chapman (arranger, conductor)
recording of:
In the Land of Make Believe (on 1963-08-22)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
2:34
7Didn’t It
1:50
8One Way Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-12-12)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1963-12-12)
baritone vocals:
Eugene Pearson (vocals, Drifters) (on 1963-12-12)
bass vocals:
Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1963-12-12)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1963-12-12)
vocals:
Doris Troy (on 1963-12-12), Dee Dee Warwick (on 1963-12-12) and Dionne Warwick (on 1963-12-12)
arranger:
Gary Chapman (arranger, conductor)
2:25
9Under the Boardwalk
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-05-21)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1964-05-21)
baritone vocals:
Gene Pearson (vocals, Drifters) (on 1964-05-21)
bass vocals:
Winifred Terry (on 1964-05-21)
lead vocals:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1964-05-21)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1964-05-21)
conductor:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (on 1964-05-21)
arranger:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) and Teacho Wiltshire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 6) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 487)
recording of:
Under the Boardwalk (on 1964-05-21)
writer:
Arthur Resnick (songwriter, producer) and Kenny Young
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Intersong (publisher), TM Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
4.52:42
10I Don’t Want to Go on Without You
2:57
11I’ve Got Sand in My Shoes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1964-08-04)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle
producer:
Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1964-08-04)
baritone vocals:
Eugene Pearson (vocals, Drifters) (on 1964-08-04)
bass vocals:
Winifred Terry and Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1964-08-04)
lead vocals [lead tenor vocals]:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1964-08-04)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1964-08-04)
conductor:
Teacho Wiltshire (on 1964-08-04)
arranger:
Teacho Wiltshire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
recording of:
I’ve Got Sand in My Shoes (on 1964-08-04)
writer:
Arthur Resnick (songwriter, producer) and Kenny Young
publisher:
Alley Music Corp. and Trio Music Company
2:48
12He’s Just a Playboy
2:56
13Saturday Night at the Movies
recording of:
Saturday Night at the Movies
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
52:29
14At the Club
recording of:
At the Club
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
2:54
15Come on Over to My Place
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-03-17)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Phil Iehle
producer:
Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1965-03-17)
baritone vocals:
Eugene Pearson (vocals, Drifters) (on 1965-03-17)
bass vocals:
Johnny Terry (bass vocals, member of James Brown & The Famous Flames) (on 1965-03-17)
lead vocals [lead tenor vocals]:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1965-03-17)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1965-03-17)
conductor:
Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer) (on 1965-03-17)
arranger:
Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer)
recording of:
Come on Over to My Place (on 1965-03-17)
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:29
16I’ll Take You Where the Music’s Playing
2:40
17Up in the Streets of Harlem
3:00
18Memories Are Made of This
2:30
19Like Sister and Brother
baritone vocals:
Grant Kitchings
lead vocals:
Johnny Moore (soul/rnb vocalist for The Drifters)
tenor vocals:
Butch Leake
vocals:
Bill Fredericks and Butch Mann
arranger:
Bert De Coteau
recording of:
Like Sister and Brother
composer:
Roger Cook (singer, songwriter, producer), Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens
3:25
20Kissin’ in the Back Row of the Movies
recording of:
Kissin’ in the Back Row of the Movies
composer:
Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay
3:31
21Down on the Beach Tonight
recording of:
Down on the Beach Tonight
writer:
Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay
3:03
22Love Games
recording of:
Love Games
composer:
Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay
3:07
23There Goes My First Love
recording of:
There Goes My First Love
writer:
Roger Greenaway and Barry Mason (English songwriter)
3:04
24Can I Take You Home Little Girl?
recording of:
Can I Take You Home Little Girl
composer:
Roger Greenaway and Barry Mason (English songwriter)
3:29
25Harlem Child
3:11
26Hello Happiness
2:44
27Every Night’s a Saturday Night With You
recording of:
Every Nite's a Saturday Night With You
composer:
Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens
3:20
28You’re More Than a Number in My Little Red Book
3:15